Book History of the Ancient World in 3 volumes History of the Ancient World in 3 volumes Books Historical Author: Dyakonov I. M. , Nerova V. D. , Svenitskaya i. C. Year of publication: 1989 Format: other Size: 15 Language: Russian0 (Votes: 0) Rating:History of the Ancient World. Book 1. Early History . Collective work in his first book examines the emergence and initial stages of the development of early-class societies and states in various regions of Western Asia, the Nile Valley, the Aegean basin, India and China (IV-II millennium BC). e. ). History of the Ancient World . Book 2. The Rise of Ancient Societies . The second book of the collective work of leading Soviet historians examines the socio-economic, political and cultural history of ancient class societies of their heyday (the first millennium to the present day). n. e. ). History of the Ancient World . Book 3. The Decline of Ancient Societies . The final part of the collective work of leading Soviet historians examines the trends in the development of ancient societies tending to decline, as well as the history of the emergence of new states and tribal associations at the last stage of antiquity.